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I disagree here. You're dangerous until you know you know what you're doing. Having a bad scare might make you not repeat that situation, but you're still just
by mveety 9y ago
I disagree here. You're dangerous until you know you know what you're doing. Having a bad scare might make you not repeat that situation, but you're still just as dumb after it as you were before (well, at least that's been true for me).
- idlewords 9y agoYou can disagree, but I'm talking about an objective phenomenon. https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Zone-Second-How-Pilots/dp/0071798404 https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Zone-Second-How-Pilots/dp/007...
- dx034 9y ago> when they leave their instructors behind and fly as pilot in command for the first time This is very different. If an instructor is present the danger is clearly lower. The book deals with the phase where pilots first fly alone without external help.
- idlewords 9y agoRead the book and you'll see that the spike comes after the first few dozen flights without an instructor present (from 100 to 350 hours of flight time). I believe you're quoting the blurb, which doesn't reflect what's actually in the book.